In this quarter's issue...

April 2009

In the latest issue--the penultimate bundle of spinnerly print from little ol' SQ, we note with a heavy heart--you will find:

  • "Out of the blue...an SQ Adieu!," where we revisit several lovely things that have happened out of the blue, and the not so lovely fact that SQ announces it's heading to pasture after one more issue.
  • "Wool Challenge announcements" including a sponsorship for the Toronto Spiders International Back-to-Back Wool Challenge team by Signature Needle Arts, along with the posting for the Spiders Challenge event for 2009 (which takes place at Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village on Sunday, May 31).
  • "Start to finish," a look at the ways in which finishing techniques can make all the difference in terms of how our handmade textiles end up.
  • "What's to become of SQ?" an overview of the reasons behind SQ's path to retirement, and what to do if you still have outstanding subscription time left.
  • And in this issue's design, we find "All the diamonds," a quilted reconstruction of several handspun, handknit items as well as a miscellany of other fabrics; the techniques include fulling, reverse appliqué, and a range of finishing techniques.

Of course we also have a list of sources, interesting comments from the mailbag, and a host of other spinnerly thoughts. I hope you'll join us! Oh and remember there's a complete issue index available on the site now (see "back issues" link at right), thanks to SQ Mom for pulling that together!